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#CC022F

#cc022f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc022f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0.78% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.63°, with 98.06% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #cc022f
  2. #02cc9f

Split complementary

  1. #cc022f
  2. #02cc3a
  3. #0294cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0294
  2. #cc022f
  3. #cc3a02

Triadic

  1. #cc022f
  2. #2fcc02
  3. #022fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc022f
  2. #cc9f02
  3. #02cc9f
  4. #022fcc

Square

  1. #cc022f
  2. #94cc02
  3. #02cc9f
  4. #3a02cc

Monochromatic

  1. #34010c
  2. #80011e
  3. #cc022f
  4. #fd1e4f
  5. #fe698a

Shades

#cc022f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc022f
  2. #b8022a
  3. #a30226
  4. #8f0121
  5. #7a011c
  6. #660118
  7. #520113
  8. #3d010e
  9. #290009
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc022f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc022f
  2. #d11b44
  3. #d63559
  4. #db4e6d
  5. #e06782
  6. #e68197
  7. #eb9aac
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5ccd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc022f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc022f
  2. #c40f37
  3. #bd1b3f
  4. #b52847
  5. #ae344f
  6. #a64158
  7. #9e4e60
  8. #975a68
  9. #8f6770
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc022f {
  color: #cc022f;
}
Background
.bg-cc022f {
  background-color: #cc022f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc022f {
  border: 2px solid #cc022f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc022f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 2 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc022f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc022f, #cc3a02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc022f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 2 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.82 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.22 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.70 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.91 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.34 #33fdd0 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc022f  rgb(204, 2, 47)  hsl(347, 98%, 40%)  Cardinal
#02cc9f  rgb(2, 204, 159)  hsl(167, 98%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2fcc02  rgb(47, 204, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#022fcc  rgb(2, 47, 204)  hsl(227, 98%, 40%)  Persian Blue